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he may seem a bum but hes a fighter of a higher division and will test him out hopefuly,yeah we would like to see a better opponent but it xmas and fighters deserve a pay day. 8)

whenever I have seen Kirk in the past he has been in spoil/survival mode.

The most interesting thing about this contest is bound to be Brook's weight - has he kept his hand out of the cookie jar?..

TerribleTerry wrote:whenever I have seen Kirk in the past he has been in spoil/survival mode.

The most interesting thing about this contest is bound to be Brook's weight - has he kept his hand out of the cookie jar?..

Kell's in great shape.

the opponent is not a bum, he is a durable middleweight, not many have 'put him away' and there are some good opponents on his record.

if kell stops him then great, but it looks like a UD and some much needed time in the middle for mr brook.

I generally object to the term 'bum' and certainly do in Kirk's case - despite his statistically awful record.

Stopped in the first, I know, but he usually gives a good account of himself.

but was the first round win testimony to the improvement, the focus, and the power of brook..... or the decline in durability of kirk.

that is where the answer lies !!

rhino222 wrote:but was the first round win testimony to the improvement, the focus, and the power of brook..... or the decline in durability of kirk.

that is where the answer lies !!

The former

rhino222 wrote:but was the first round win testimony to the improvement, the focus, and the power of brook..... or the decline in durability of kirk.

that is where the answer lies !!

Dunno Rhino - didn't see it but everyone said Brook looked super. Probably a bit of both.

Ian 'Mr' McNeilly wrote:

rhino222 wrote:but was the first round win testimony to the improvement, the focus, and the power of brook..... or the decline in durability of kirk.

that is where the answer lies !!

Dunno Rhino - didn't see it but everyone said Brook looked super. Probably a bit of both.

i spoke to 'konkrete' at the froch show a few weeks ago, he was saying all of kells weight troubles were behind him. i hope he is right, cos if brook gets his finger out and lives the life then the lad can go a long long way.

im still angry that kell left the ingle stable, the ingles nurtured that fella from a very young age, but hey, thats the fight game for ya !!

Thought kell boxed very well.Didn't rush it,just let things flow and worked the jab for openings.
I understand it was only a journeyman but no one has done that to him and as recently as a few month ago took Mcneil the distance so cant have slipped that much.
His weight is great now,eating sensibly,hopefully those issues are well and truly in the past cos the kid is as dedicated as anyone when it comes to the gym work side of things.
We'll see in 2007 just how good Kell is,whether he's worth all the talk or not.
I'm confident he is and i'm looking forward to finding out.